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| Preceded by | Jeremiah Atwater |
| Succeeded by | Joshua Bates |
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| Born | September 15,1771 East Hampton,New York |
| Died | March 9,1852 (aged 80) Clinton,New York |
Henry Davis was a Christian cleric born in East Hampton,New York,on September 15,1771. He was the second president of Middlebury College in Vermont,serving from 1809 to 1818. He later became president of Hamilton College,where he served from 1817 to 1833. He died in Clinton,New York,on March 9,1852.
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